This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page a luxury lifestyle website that delivers a colorful and passionate telling of neighboring events There is a thread that connects the Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider Considered by many to be the most beautiful cars ever made they (and countless others) all sprang from the pens of the legendary Italian design house Pininfarina A pair of electric hypercars dubbed “the Twins” and named Anniversario and Reversario—the result of a collaboration between a local collector and Automobili Pininfarina Chief Designer Dave Amantea—are destined to find a place on this vaunted list Amantea vividly recalls his first encounter with Pininfarina Amantea’s father took him to a car show in Turin Italy where he got to sit in a Ferrari Testarossa and turn over the engine I noticed on the body there was a badge that read Pininfarina,” Amantea recalls but it’s designed by Pininfarina.’ From that moment I was addicted to anything that Pininfarina was doing and instantly knew I wanted to be a car designer.” through a 20-year career evolution that Amantea attributes to hard work and a degree of luck he leads the design team at Automobili Pininfarina His leadership came at a unique point in the company’s history as it had begun selling directly to the consumer and for the first time placed its emblem on the front of the car Automobili Pininfarina was established to realize founder Battista “Pinin” Farina’s dream of creating a range of solely-badged Pininfarina cars The Battista embodied the great tradition of Pininfarina design but also embraced the future In a bold move amid a history of legendary automobiles with growling V engines It would also be the fastest Italian road car ever made with 1,900bhp and a zero-to-sixty time of under two seconds the car won the coveted Design Award at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Lake Como and stole the hearts of automotive design aficionados worldwide It was the first time an EV had achieved such a feat Buying a car from Automobili Pininfarina is Purchasers can become directly involved in the design process “We treat our customers as friends,” says Amantea “We invite them to eat a lot of food and drink a lot of wine it’s an experience and we create emotion.” a local collector reached out to Pininfarina Chicago to order the last Anniversario edition Battista The buyer’s fascination with the concept of yin and yang provided the spark that led to the creation of the Reversario—and the purchase of a second car to make the pair “By simply inverting the color of the Anniversario edition we found out that the cars looked different—the stance was different the cabin looked much more forward because the white doesn’t show you the body side It looks like a shark that is basically peering in the water.” is so peaceful.” It was all the proof of concept they needed and the design process moved into overdrive as they refined all the details Amantea describes the harmony in the mirror image designs as spellbinding “We say that this is the irreverent luxury that Automobili Pininfarina represents It’s a little bit Piedmontese: It’s not opulent it’s elegance that’s shown off in a fresh and different way.” The Reversario is the “unicorn” in the Battista collection It’s the company together with the customer that created the story.” It’s rare to find examples of design companies that have sparked passion for nearly a century When asked what makes Pininfarina so successful through generations “The application of Italian design is not the perfect execution of a millimeter gap who has defects and these defects are what make you fall in love They are the things that make us different It’s the beauty of imperfection,” he observes Automobili Pininfarina is just getting started the Battista and B95 Dark Knight and Gotham cars inspired by the Wayne Enterprise partnership the PURA Vision luxury utility concept vehicle and more announcements to come at Monterey Car Week this month the team is constantly cooking up new concepts “Pininfarina has a big bag full of ingredients and our goal is to cook something differently.” For more information, visit automobili-pininfarina.com and apf-chicago.com https://www.facebook.com/ilcarnevalediamantea From Saturday 1 March 2025, the town of Amantea will be dressed in colour and merriment with the parades of allegorical floats through the streets and hamlets of the town, in what has for some years now become the festival of the entire district. For four days, the splendour of an event that characterises the town's history and identity and that has its roots and tradition in distant times will be relived. Numerous groups have once again committed themselves this year to building the floats and preparing the choreographies for the dances that accompany the parades. The 2025 edition of the Carnival of the Tyrrhenian Sea will take place from 1 to 4 March. Street viewInterestedStreet PerformanceCarnival celebration in Santa SeverinaMar 2, 2025 Historical buildingAmantea Place of worshipAmantea Point of interestAmantea Last update: Mar 4, 2025 6:00 AMContent owned by the Calabria Region | Tourism and Commerce Department issued under CC-BY License Download OFFICIAL TOURIST INFORMATION SITE © 2022 Calabria Region Tourism and Commerce Department (877) 456 6241 a long-time Italian eatery located on west Warren in Garden City owner Sam Porco said “effectively Amantea offered an extensive menu of Italian fare It was also known for its catering and banquet services, and as a place for wedding and baby showers and funeral luncheons.  and said the restaurant is “just going out of business because they can’t sustain.” It has been open for a little more than 42 years Porco has overseen the management of the restaurant The elder Porco built the restaurant 42 years ago.  “He was there seven days a week He helped do everything from manage to mentor to preparation,” Porco said of his father. “Garden City is a great community with great people I thank them for helping my family for that many years.” Comments — more than 200 — posted on a Westland Community News Facebook page made it clear the community is sad about the restaurant's closure.  “There’s been a tremendous outpouring of love I’ve been on the phone with customers all day yesterday,” Porco said “I am giving deposits back to people who have future parties.” The closure does come with some bitterness and disappointment there is an Oct. 3 post stating management was looking to hire staff It appears its staff was unaware of the pending closure or notified abruptly One Facebook comment was from a person who said they had just been hired and then received a phone call about the closing.  Porco said Amantea had a staff of 48 people “I think we did a lot of good here," Porco said but it makes me feel good how the community has responded." Contact Detroit Free Press food writer Susan Selasky at 313-222-6872 or sselasky@freepress.com Automobili Pininfarina Chief Design Officer Dave Amantea 2023 was quite a busy year for Italian carmaker Automobili Pininfarina began smashing production records left and right It briefly became the world’s quickest production car while also setting quarter and half-mile records in the process it unveiled the Battista Edizione Nino Farina an ultra-limited take on its electric hypercar Monterey Car Week in August saw two further unveils. The first was the brand’s Pura Vision Concept, a tall, all-electric, off-roader aimed at showcasing the aesthetic the brand’s future products will adopt. Sharing the stage directly next to it sat the B95 and roofless take on the Battista which Pininfarina plans to build just ten of 2023 saw 12 months of back-to-back action for the hypercar segment’s “newest” player Automobili Pininfarina’s Chief Design Officer to discuss the whirlwind year that just concluded Disclaimer: some responses have been edited for clarity dR: Let’s start by revisiting last year’s Monterey Car Week We are trying to do something really special Our heritage comes from Pininfarina S.p.A. so there are more than 94 years of history There’s a sort of pressure when you’re designing things with the Pininfarina name on them.  We decided to be bold and go beyond what people could expect any customer in the entire automotive community was looking at us like a brand launching a single fully-electric program for a new market something really new considering we started in 2018 The reaction was really overwhelming because it’s really amazing how and we acknowledged that the customer was starving for something new When they saw that something above Battista was coming the look in the customer’s eyes paid back all the hours in the office and these frustrations because we wanted to get on the market soon with something else.  it has no roof and no windscreen because it is the first barchetta ever built on an electric vehicle platform and it’s the very first barchetta that is a hyper barchetta That is the vision we created in order to generate Battista We chose probably the most savage way to get in contact with our followers We know that there are a lot of people that love exhaust pipes We want to just say that a new era is coming we want to again lead this era in the automotive [industry].  We are ready to shape other cars because we know this technology inside out We have collected data for over five years We are probably the brand with the most electric hypercars on the ground where customers are physically driving their cars and not keeping them in the garage dR: Given that the Pura Vision Concept is a tall luxury-oriented off-roader did it being electric give you more design freedoms Could you play with proportions in ways you couldn’t with an internal combustion vehicle Actually, this is one of the secrets that people don’t know. Pura Vision started as a parallel program with Battista one of the things we kept in mind is that we should create an object [Pura Vision] that could be an inspiration while we were designing something [Battista] so futuristic because cars have to be persistent in the market for many years.  The only way to showcase that we were capable of creating an iconic design and this is the connection between a futuristic car like the Pura Vision that inspired a product that exists Pura Vision is a concept that is going to demonstrate that our recipe to create a pure design is a recipe that allows us to balance design ingredients so well to create the perfect taste we are becoming really friendly with our customers so much that we never say no We say: “Let us make some calculations,” and we offer them a timeframe and cost it is up to the customer to decide what to do.  we are a small company and we are building the brand from scratch even if we have 94 years of history from our heritage we are brand new and not in a conventional system.  a product that we can build on top of our fantastic chassis we opened the door for a few special projects in the future Our customers are asking: “If I want more have you gotten requests to build a complete one-off project be another fantastic year for Automobili Pininfarina because our boldness and our entrepreneurial spirit are going to show our customers something really unique and special and nobody in my company is going to kill me.  A great timepiece is one of the best investments you.. 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May 25 Weikert Memorial Finale now on sale It was a test of wills at Port Royal Speedway as a part of the Keith Kauffman Classic on Saturday April 27th Anthony Macri battled to win his 3rd straight and 4th overall Keith Kauffman Classic presented by Valley Supply and Joey Amantea and Craig Perigo would win tight contests in their respective wingless classes The start of the Weikert Livestock A-main would start with carnage where multiple cars would get upside down and torn apart in turn 1 collecting the likes of Lance Dewease Logan Wagner and Chase Dietz would lead the field back to green with 30 laps still to be run would nearly see his race come to an end with 17 laps remaining when he made contact with a lapped car of Aaron Bollinger who would flip in turn 2 and collect Logan Wagner in the process Dietz would lead the feature event for the opening 16 laps of the race when his left rear tire would tear to shreds and ending his night in the process allowing Macri in the 39M to inherit the lead It wouldn't be smooth sailing for the driver out of Dillsburg PA as TJ Stutts would make a charge and pass Macri with off of turn 2 with 13 laps remaining Stutts would lead the next 5 laps before Macri would overtake the top spot back in turn 1 and run away to pick up the win by over 1.8 seconds and take home the $15,000 payday courtesy of Valley Supply "It took us a couple laps to get our car going," said Macri in victory lane "He had a really good restart and he went up to the top after that Clean air is very important on big tracks now I knew I wasn't going to be able to be very good following him on the top so I pulled my wing back a little bit and tried to work the bottom I got close enough to him coming down the front stretch to throw a slider on him and just knew I had to keep my momentum up the rest of the race and here we are." In USAC East Coast Wingless 360 competition fans were in for a classic feature event as they saw the top 2 cars in the series of Alex Bright and Briggs Danner spin each other out in turn 2 and allowed Joey Amantea and Christian Bruno trade the top spot lap after lap Amantea and Bruno would inherit the top 2 spots with 10 laps remaining and for those final 10 circuits they would trade the lead over and over again Christian Bruno would lead the field with 6 laps to go coming to a restart and would battle with Amantea until Amantea took the lead for the final time with 3 laps remaining Bruno would attempt to run down Amantea in the final 3 circuits but would have to battle with Steven Drivicki and Carmen Perigo Carmen Perigo would ultimately overtake Bruno for the runner up spot but it was Joey Amantea would claim the $2,000 paycheck at the end of the 25-lap A-main Steve Wilbur and Trent Yoder would all battle for the top spot in the final 8 laps Perigo would hold off multiple attempts from Cliff Brian with Wilbur nipping on his heels throughout the event while Yoder would take advantage on a late race restart to get by Wilbur for the final podium spot Perigo met every attempt for the lead with good track position and would hold on for the win Port Royal Speedway will be back in competition on Sunday April 28th with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the Battle in the Borough worth $10,000 to win partnered with the Zimmerman Truck Repair Limited Late Models racing for $2,000 to win hot laps will begin at 5PM and racing at 6PM students between the ages of 13 and 18 are $20 For more information about Port Royal Speedway and upcoming events visit www.portroyalspeedway.com or follow the track on Facebook at Port Royal Speedway Trackside Media or @PortRoyalSpdway on Twitter Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Italian car maker Automobili Pininfarina is looking to a world beyond hypercars to imagine tomorrow’s electric ultra-GT With only 150 examples of the Battista due to be built Pininfarina needs a model that takes its novel take on luxury electrification to a wider audience.  But the Pura is not just all-electric from the ground up it’s also lower and very differently proportioned to a ‘conventional’ SUV Automobili Pininfarina’s Chief Design Officer and what it means for what’s coming next.  ‘Everything we do as a company should have a really strong vision,’ Amantea explains ‘when we were developing the Battista we wanted to create a vision that would influence the entire company… We’ve been the kingmakers for a lot of brands in the past but this was something for ourselves.’ At around about the same time as work began on Battista Amantea and his team were also exploring other directions ‘We were exploring what we could create for a minimum of four occupants,’ he says ‘a car that is trying to be different – an Italian reinterpretation of the SUV segment.’  Amantea points out that Pininfarina’s customers – admittedly there haven’t been very many to date – are looking for something different particularly in the realm of electric cars A scale model of the original Pura concept was shown to select customers at Pebble Beach in 2019 ‘give them confidence in the future of the brand.’ ‘We put our customers at the centre of our scopes,’ he continues ‘it wasn’t until 2022 that we decided we were ready to show the concept to a wider circle.’  It's taken another twelve months for the car you see here to go public wrapround glass cabin and voluptuous bodywork the Pura is quite unlike any car from Pininfarina’s regular luxury rivals It’s more akin to the cinematic drama of 70s and 80s concept vehicles especially with its rear opening rear doors and gull-winged glass roof panel that raises to ease access into the four-seater cabin ‘The positive feedback exceeded our expectations,’ Amantea says of last year’s unveiling ‘We’re saying that Pininfarina is not just about Battista and this concept shows our vision of future luxury.’ One key inspiration was the world of gravel bikes This hybrid of the speed and lightness of a racing bike with the rugged structure of a mountain bike gives the gravel bike a very distinct set of characteristics and qualities The Pura is cut from the same cloth.  escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox ‘We’ve noticed that our customers want off-road as well as sporting ability,’ Amantea says only a small percentage of people take their SUVs off-road Extreme off-roaders use dedicated vehicles we have to give people something in between.’ One jumping off point was the world of yacht design an increasingly popular reference for car designers of all stripes The interior also shuns leather in favour of a new signature textile made from 30% Nativa wool and 70% recycled polyester The Pura Vision basks in the technical wizardry that defines a good concept from ‘nanofibre’ headlights to vast 23-inch wheels ‘Lounge Door’ openings with a pillarless design and those dramatic opening side windows (inspired by Battista Farina’s design for the 1950s Lancia Florida saloon) The glasshouse is ringed with an anodised aluminium beltline with another aluminium element defining the roof while also incorporating the rearview cameras.  Although Amantea is adamant that the Pura is a ‘design vision only,’ he acknowledges that ‘when we show something there is a solid study behind it.’ Given that Pininfarina’s select customer base helped determine the packaging and approach it is unlikely that they won’t be offered the chance to buy something very similar ‘Our customers recognised Pura Vision as a new animal on the market,’ says Amantea adding that ‘Pininfarina has always been about making trends.’ This is one vision we expect to translate into reality.  Pura Vision, concept only, Automobili Pininfarina, Automobili-Pininfarina.com Jonathan Bell has written for Wallpaper* magazine since 1999 covering everything from architecture and transport design to books He is now the magazine’s Transport and Technology Editor He is also the host of Wallpaper’s first podcast of Easton has been awarded the Massachusetts Chiropractor of the Year for 2010 The Chiropractor of the Year is a special award bestowed upon a Massachusetts Chiropractor whose contribution to his community and chiropractic care has enriched the profession in an extraordinary manner In recognition of his consistent dedication and commitment to the chiropractic profession Amantea was chosen for this award by the members of the Massachusetts Chiropractic Society which represents more than 500 doctors of chiropractic throughout the state He has been practicing in Whitinsville for more than 40 years As a four decade MCS member he has served as Ethics chairman and director and as current MCS treasurer he is actively involved in methods to reduce expenses without compromising the mission of the MCS ”I am honored to receive such an important award to a health care field that has helped so many,” said Amantea “I am lucky to be involved in a profession that is dedicated to helping people have a better quality of life I never expected to win an award but am truly grateful for this recognition my patients and I am especially thrilled that three of my children Carlos Amantea and Jessica Roan have joined me in my profession.” For more information visit www.chcwhitinsville.com or Drs. Roan and Davis website at www.RoanFamilyChiropractic.com This week, Buy, Sell, Hold has a spotlight on GT Motorcars President and Founder J.R. Amantea. J.R. and host Darin Roberge discuss J.R.’s rise through the Concours judging scene, the building of the GT Motorcars market presence and past and present inventory, including his recent acquisition of FIVE Ferrari F40’s Join us every Monday night at 7:00 EST for new episodes of Buy Ask our Subscription Coordinator by submitting your question to our help desk! (click here) Every issue of Sports Car Market magazine is packed with entertaining exclusive information that will help you stay on top of the entire collector car market From $25,000 Chevy Corvettes to $600,000 Aston Martin DB5s and $2,500,000 Ferrari F40s to $20,000,000 McLaren F1s Sign up for a free weekly insider's report on the collector car market — and get a free gift We use MailChimp as our marketing automation platform. By clicking below to submit this form, you acknowledge that the information you provide will be transferred to MailChimp for processing in accordance with their Privacy Policy and Terms Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Montréal-based artist Gisele Amantea creates large-scale site-specific installations that disrupt architectural spaces in order to examine how our lives are shaped by their cultural Amantea combines photographic documentation of the MAC Rotunda with drawings inspired by Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s mid-eighteenth-century etchings Her stated intent is “a personal critique of the museum and a musing both on its power dynamics and on the position I have in relation to it as an artist.” The architectural space of the Rotunda which seems to promise an uplifting experience is in fact awkward and defies spatial logic navigating the space to access the galleries on the floor above can be a challenge we amplify their meaning as they create a mise en abyme We are also playfully participating in a critique of our own institution at a moment of anticipation before the transformation project begins in which the Rotunda is slated to disappear Sketching an Audi TT Sport Coupe by Arvind Ramkrishna Mudbox-Alias-Showcase Design Workflows by David Bentley Car designer Stephen Harper on the problems of the automotive industry by Danny Hewitt For their newly formed academic partnership and ArtCenter College of Design have launched “9649 Design Talks” The first event – open to the public – is a talk by Pininfarina Chief Design Office Davide Amantea The talk takes place Wednesday 6 March in Turin The event will be accessible to a limited number of enthusiasts and students from other universities and institutions Admission is free but registration is mandatory “9649 Design Talks” is the first step of a collaboration between IAAD. and ArtCenter aiming at fostering the educational development of both institutions The event will be shared in live connection with the students of the ArtCenter and will be moderated by Dario Olivero Coordinator of the Transportation Design Department Those who are interested in participating can register at this link Dave has always had a dream of becoming a car designer – and he is still chasing it Dave started in IDEA institute his first experience as Designer during the 2nd year of University, working on Lancia Delta HPE concept with Frank Stephenson, later he jumped into FIAT Advance design team driven by Roberto Giolito, working on the Fiat 500 and 500 Abarth projects He later worked under Peter Jensen for Fiat Professional on the Fiat Cubo/Fiorino and Fiat Doblò In 2008 he worked on the Alfa Romeo 4C concept as Exterior and Interior Designer, and in 2009 he moved to  Maserati with Giovanni Ribotta. Here he was main exterior designer for the Maserati Kubang Concept presented at the Frankfurt Show in  2010 During his time at the Italian carmaker he was also involved in the Ghibli and Quattroporte projects In 2010 he moved to Italdesign Giugiaro, where he was appoointed by Raul Pires as Lead Exterior Designer. From from 2010 until 2014 he was involved in the development of many show cars from different brands of the Group, including the Bentley Bentayga He then moved to the UK to work in the Land Rover Creative Design team under Massimo Frascella His works here included the Discovery Sport MY19 After working in Germany at NIO on the ES6 and ET7 programs he was invited to join Pininfarina under the lead of Luca Borgogno Today Dave Amantea is Pininfarina Chief Design Officer You must be logged in to post a comment. Not a member? Register now We respect your email privacy Look out NASCAR and beware Dale Earnhardt Jr. a young gun has taken over the track — and the hearts of fans everywhere — and he’s revving up for a weekend on asphalt at Pocono Raceway an 11-year-old Coolbaugh Township resident and USAC Quarter Midget National Champion will headline a weekend at Pocono Raceway as the Tricky Triangle hosts its first USAC Quarter Midget national division races during the Verizon Indy Car Series ABC Supply 500 will be run at a temporary course constructed at Pocono Raceway near Fan Fair It will mark the fourth round of six of the national tour of the USAC .25 division Called Quarter Midgets because they are one-fourth of the size of a true midget racecar the vehicles like the one Joey drives are powered by power plants The drivers range in age from five to 15 and the series has acted as a springboard for drivers like Ed Carpenter who recently participated in the 100th running of the Indy 500 “I’m pretty pumped up and ready to go rock and roll,” said Joey a tribute to Earnhardt his favorite NASCAR driver I have 88J just so I wouldn’t exactly copy him,” the spunky and confident Joey said stole the hearts of many race fans with his post-championship race interview that streamed live on Facebook Joey is interviewed after his impressive green to checkered flag — beginning to end — victory “The track was a little rough when the three cars spun me out I was a little worried… I held them off the last seven laps and won the race,” he said in the post-race interview that’s been viewed nearly 1,700 times since the Quarter Midgets of America posted in on July 30 grandfather and extolled the virtues of his sponsors before ultimately giving one more thanks “The most important sponsor and the lord and savior God He’s the one who kept me safe in that race car when I flipped in that car,” Joey said said her son’s interview was totally unscripted “Everyone was inspired by his interview and he’s gotten so many hits and the tire companies are just loving how he thanks everyone and how he thanks God,” Amantea said “He did it right after he got off the track Joey jumped in and said he wasn’t as impressed as others with his off-the-cuff interview “Maybe I should have had a script because I forgot to mention my dad’s company,” he said before realizing that his father’s company was prominently displayed on the front of his jacket during the interview His interest piqued at age 3 when he’d awake each morning to find his dad Amantea said her family spends many a weekend at the track and each race is heart-rending for her it’s definitely a great family event,” she said A student at Moravian Academy in Bethlehem Joey is also an accomplished cello and saxophone player Amantea said her son is very much into the “oldies and legends” and was invited to perform with his school at Carnegie Hall this summer it may have been a surprised that Joey declined the exciting offer “He had a race at that time so he declined the offer like it was extra breakfast being offered,” Amantea said While he loves playing his instruments and would have enjoyed the privilege of a Carnegie Hall trip “It wasn’t easy turning it down but I had to think about what’s more important,” he said “Racing and becoming a national champion or [going to Carnegie Hall] and not becoming a national champion and ruining my career You have to make split second decisions every second a racing term for choosing a number to determine their starting position according to a Pocono Raceway news release before they line up in Pocono Raceway’s grid to take a lap on the track This will give them an opportunity to be on the same track as INDYCAR will be on Sunday for the ABC Supply 500 “Our drivers are so excited to take their racecars to the Pocono Raceway grid,” Director Jerry Coons “It’s something parents watch and wish they were in those seats but the young drivers are loving the opportunities,” Coons said I think people can come out and expect to see me have a good time,” he said that would be extraordinary since I have never raced on asphalt.” Have you felt the financial impact of Trump's tariffs yet View Results The University of Calgary Dinos may have landed a player that will make an impact on their football team for his duration at the school. Catholic Central Cougars’ hulking offensive lineman Benaiah Amantea signed the dotted line for his Letter of Intent to play for the Dinos beginning next season on Thursday afternoon. “The main decision besides all the program(s) and the school, which is very great, was the city,” said Amantea, on his decision. “I really like the City of Calgary and had plans to move there either way … if I wasn’t going to do football after high school. So once I got the offer to Calgary, I kind of already knew what I was going to do.” “It’s a way different environment when you have like a whole roster that’s got recruited the same as you and has gone through the whole process, and just the skill level and the chance to get better,” said Amantea. Dinos head coach Ryan Sheahan said the draw to Ben is obvious. “A person with that kind of athleticism and size is something you’re always looking for, for your football program,” said Sheahan.  He’s a big strong guy and our No. 1 goal was to add on to our offensive line crew . So he’s going to fit right in with the guys and  even a couple of them are going to have to look up to him as well.” Cougars football coach, Dustin Ledsham, was asked if it is bittersweet to lose a player like Amantea. “I mean yeah it’s tough losing a player like that,right, (he) makes a big difference on the field,” said Ledsham. “We’re all happy for him. Like that’s our goal obviously in the end is to have kids go  and play post-secondary. We want kids to develop, become good people (and) become good players. So, it would be bittersweet to lose one like that, but it’s nice to see them excel and do those things after high school.” Amantea’s accolades during his time at CCH included being named a Southern Alberta High School Football League All-Star in 2022 and 2023, CCH Lineman of the Year in 2023 and a member of  Team Alberta in 2022 and 2023. Accessibility consultant Amy Amantea describes her upcoming Vancouver shows as an “intersection of photography and blindness”. Legally blind for 16 years, she takes pictures by pointing her camera at the light. In Through My Lens at the Russian Hall on January 25 and 27 she will bring an audience member into a small studio photography space that person will choose images to discuss with her as they’re projected on a screen “There’s a conversation between me and the person,” Amantea explains is improvised based on what they offer and how I respond to that there’s the storytelling narrative through it—and some surprises at the end that I don’t necessarily want to give away.” Amantea will share her story of blindness as well as her perspective this is how she sees the world,’ ” Amantea insists “There are different perspectives—and my perspective is beautiful I love my perspective and I wouldn’t change my perspective because it’s a gift.” Through My Lens is part of the Hold On Let Go festival, which runs from January 23 to 27 and January 30 to February 2 at the Russian Hall. Presented by Theatre Replacement and Company 605 it will showcase contemporary performance work by Canadian artists The festival’s name reflects producers’ desire to embrace change Amantea’s blindness is linked to her Type 1 diabetes It’s an autoimmune disease preventing the pancreas from producing insulin—a hormone that enables cells to absorb blood sugar to produce energy “It was very normal in my family and I never had any single problem with diabetes until I was about 23 years old,” she says I found myself in a diabetic coma and everything sort of happened from there.” Amantea lost around 98 percent of her overall vision She adds that there have been other consequences associated with the disease “The thing about diabetes is you can be the most controlled diabetic “And you can be the most uncontrolled diabetic and you can be like Teflon… It’s insidious that way.” It came after meeting a woman whose husband is a photographer and began mentoring Amantea we started a journey to find out what that would be like,” Amantea says She describes her photographic process as “finding the light” When she notices an interesting patch of illumination “It could be flowers; it could be trees; it could be cars she attended a Theatre Replacement workshop “All these fantastic artists were talking about projects they were doing,” Amantea recalls “I wasn’t doing anything but I had this idea about something that could involve people who would describe my photographs to me.” Long offered to help and it grew from there Amantea launched the concept with the help of Theatre Replacement at the Vines Festival It has since been performed at the Festival of Live Digital Art in Kingston Long is the director of Through My Lens and he and Amantea share the writing credit Nico Dicecco oversees media design and operation Anita Rochon provides dramaturgical support and Sophie Tang creates the lighting and set design Daniel O’Shea is responsible for technical direction Amantea is no stranger to the arts. She has performed in Realwheels Theatre productions of Sequels, Comedy on Wheels, and Wheel Voices: Tune In. In addition, she’s associate director of VocalEye Descriptive Arts Society “We make arts and culture more accessible by doing live descriptions for the blind,” Amantea says She points out that many blind and partially sighted people weren’t exposed to culture growing up live descriptions of theatrical performances are something new to them they went to ballet and sat in the theatre with their sighted parents and couldn’t see it She hosts VocalEye’s online Accessible Arts Adventures “We have been able to get to so many folks from across Canada and the U.S. who just never had access to arts before.” Amy Amantea hosted VocalEye’s preview of this year’s PuSh festival in Vancouver She also works with AMI (Accessible Media Inc.) which is a national broadcast organization Amantea does weekly movie reviews and monthly community reports “I review some of their TV shows for content that is ableist,” Amantea says I’m looking for what we call ableist micro-aggressions.” That includes what’s derisively referred to as “inspiration porn” This occurs when people with disabilities are objectified to inspire the mainstream to achieve greater things in life AMI posted this video about Amy Amantea on YouTube Amantea emphasizes that every equity-seeking group has micro-aggressive language She says that people can avoid making ableist micro-aggressions by staying away from words related to a diagnostic or disability experience she advises not using the term “visually impaired” “The word ‘impaired’ essentially means broken if you think about unconscious bias and if you think that I’m broken before you even meet me The other part of that is we are also setting up a power dynamic that sighted people are not broken and blind people are broken.” “visually impaired” comes from a medical diagnosis “visually impaired” arises from a “medical model of disability” which implies that a person needs to be fixed That’s in contrast to the “social model of disability” which does not suggest that the person is broken “It’s actually the environment that’s not set up in a barrier-free way for you to live your life as independently as possible,” she declares Follow Pancouver on Twitter @PancouverMedia and on Instagram @PancouverMedia Pancouver fuels creativity and promotes a more inclusive society You can contribute to support our mission of shining a spotlight on diverse artists Donations from within Canada qualify for a tax receipt The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band) we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) All this in front of stands that were always full from 6pm to midnight, with the public taking part both in what was happening on the pitch and animated and pushed by the organisation that did not fail to provide music, distribution of gadgets, games and entertainment. https://calabriastraordinaria.it/en/news/beach-volleyball-a-dream-weekend-in-amantea Last update: Feb 16, 2024 11:25 AMContent owned by the Calabria Region | Tourism and Commerce Department issued under CC-BY License By Tarik Ayasun  tayasun@taray.com  It was just about a year ago, on a cool and beautiful Saturday morning and I was sitting by the pool scanning the internet for interesting stories to read. I came across some soccer stories, checked them out and got nostalgic. It had been almost 40 years since I played organized soccer at the University of […] tayasun@taray.com  on a cool and beautiful Saturday morning and I was sitting by the pool scanning the internet for interesting stories to read It had been almost 40 years since I played organized soccer at the University of Maryland I always had the best seat (or stand) at the stadium We had a great team and we beat almost anyone whom we played; 1968 NCAA Champions and ACC Champions year after year I started to think about the members of the team and wondered what they were doing where they might be and if I could somehow find them I decided to Google the name of scoring star owner of the Rising Star Soccer Academy in Long Island I sent Rocco an email with my personal information and within minutes he was on the telephone We talked for a long time reminiscing about the days back at College Park Rocco mentioned that he was retired and wanted to buy a condo on the East Coast It was not hard to convince him to come to the West Coast instead and he was here within a week Rocco fell in love with our beach and he decided to spend his winters down here Some friendships last for a life-time and our friendship which started back in the late 1960’s has persevered to this date travelling to many countries pursuing criminals He is now settled on our beautiful Island and would like to continue his life adventure by teaching the Islanders what he knows about the game of soccer and soon Rocco joined him when he was 15 years old After high school where he was a soccer star Rocco attended Staten Island Community College with the same success He transferred to University of Maryland in 1968 and that is where we met we were National Champions in 1968 and won the ACC in 1969 He was drafted by the Washington Diplomats but the team lacked financial backing and folded before he could play After working for a major bank and KLM Airlines Rocco joined the Department of Justice as a Special Agent until his retirement in 1995 He opened his soccer academy after retirement and still continues to teach fundamentals of the game to young men and women Rocco and I are now coaching fourth and fifth grade girls in the Optimist Soccer program on Marco Island Soccer is a beautiful game and teaches discipline Marco Islanders who are interested in learning more about the game, one-on-one private instructions for getting a coaching certificate or players who want to improve their techniques can contact Rocco Morelli at trainer1221@aol.com or at 516-384-5302 The experience will be well worth the time and expense Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Mario Amantea was on the road before dawn to deliver on a marketing campaign that he held closer to his heart than any other in three decades in the business Later that day, Matt Dumba would take the mic before the opening faceoff of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Edmonton to share a passionate speech about racism in society and within hockey He’d take a knee during the American national anthem Dumba planned to make his statement in the black hoodie that Amantea had with him as he drove north on Highway 2 from Calgary The new logo of the Hockey Diversity Alliance was printed on the chest with the words Black Lives Matter on the pouch and across the back The custom apparel was a last-minute request by Dumba who intended to use the opportunity to make a clear and direct statement he met a business partner who’d driven down from Edmonton for a hand-off The hoodie arrived at the bubble at Rogers Place shortly before Dumba was set to walk onto the ice and address the world Amantea was back home watching on television with his family when Dumba began to speak. He’d known the Minnesota Wild defenceman since he was an 8-year-old playing on a Calgary all-star team with Amantea’s son who is still one of Dumba’s closest friends “I hope this inspires a new generation of hockey players and hockey fans because Black Lives Matter “But it could be a whole lot greater and it starts with all of us.” Dumba’s speech was the first of several moments driven by the HDA that will define this strange NHL season which will be remembered not only for the pandemic that halted it but for the NHL players who knelt during national anthems and stood beside each other asking the league to postpone playoff games out of protest against anti-Black racism and violence it is unlikely any of that would have happened the nascent organization has sprinted to professionalize its voice in a way that has made it impossible for the league It has garnered funding and polished its messaging with the support of behind-the-scenes advisors The HDA has sent the NHL a pledge with a series of commitments it wants the league to make in an effort to combat racism and promote diversity in the game The league has responded with commitments of its own although they are not quite as specific and fulsome as what the HDA is asking for the HDA has had an enormous influence in guiding the conversation about race within hockey It’s pushed the NHL community to take a stand that seemed impossible less than a year ago — while showing no intention of slowing down And with so much unknown beyond this season the HDA has put itself in a position to play a fundamental role in shaping how hockey looks for years to come What started with a single social media message has the potential to become the most culture-shaking movement in NHL history When Akim Aliu typed out the tweet about Bill Peters he didn’t think that it had any power to create real change fuelled by decades in the culture of a game that had told him he didn’t belong and that his experience didn’t matter in part because he’d felt ignored for so long Aliu sent the messages last November sharing his experience with racism as a professional hockey player and then hit the sauna at a gym after another gruelling workout in his ongoing effort to continue to play pro hockey Twenty minutes passed before he returned to a phone overwhelmed by responses Not very surprising the things we’re hearing about Babcock Dropped the N bomb several times towards me in the dressing room in my rookie year because he didn’t like my choice of music — Akim Aliu (@Dreamer_Aliu78) November 26, 2019 Aliu found there was quiet support for the anti-racism message he shared he remained mostly alone in his public stand After a minor-league career highlighted by just seven NHL games But within a month he was in regular communication with several current and former Black NHL players about the possibility of officially forming a group that would work toward tangible change at all levels of the game in a sport known for its lack of diversity was part of those early conversations last winter gathering input from a large group of Black players a smaller group committed to taking an active stance and would become the HDA the experience of discussing racism in hockey with fellow Black players was far removed from where he was when he entered the NHL in the late 1990s The history of O’Ree’s pro hockey career and the racism he faced was rarely discussed which he says shows us just how far hockey has come in reflecting on the discrimination in the sport O’Ree wasn’t inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame until 2018 Laraque didn’t learn about it until he was asked to join the NHL’s diversity task force with O’Ree an initiative that started in the early 1990s to try to address the lack of diversity in hockey He spent several years travelling with O’Ree to speak with minority communities in an effort to introduce them to the game The NHL showed real interest in addressing its diversity issue at the time I would say the NHL started to be more and more active with minority programs and stuff Marginalized groups rarely saw themselves in the game and opportunities to play were limited there were actually fewer minorities in the NHL than when he started “It was only a matter of time before an organization like the HDA started,” Laraque says who is going to take a step to fight for equality?” When it officially launched in June, the HDA received guidance from Colin Kaepernick as they prepared to go public The HDA positioned itself as an organization with several goals to spearhead initiatives for Black kids and underrepresented groups to have an opportunity to play the game They also set themselves up as a sort of outside ombudsman for the NHL on issues of race addressing specific areas that it believed needed to be improved Both Aliu and Kane were openly critical of the lack of response from the NHL and its players after the death of George Floyd led to widespread protests across the United States. Kane specifically called on high profile athletes like Sidney Crosby to use their platforms Eventually, NHL players began to join the calls for action — with more than 100 making public statements condemning anti-Black racism, including stars like Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Jonathan Toews At least players are speaking up now,” Aliu said at the time I hope they continue to strive for change.” Along with his role as chief operating officer of ZGM Marketing Amantea has a long history in the Calgary hockey community a professional women’s hockey team that was part of the original National Women’s Hockey League He also coached at the Edge School for Athletes Amantea’s firm has a history of creating socially progressive campaigns within hockey the agency was behind a rainbow-themed Pride Tape initiative which was launched to combat homophobia in hockey “We believe in what you guys are doing,” Amantea told Dumba “And we want to make sure that you guys are going out there with the right tone Dumba met with his old coach over a beer on his driveway in mid-June He asked Amantea to look at a few versions of potential logos they had drawn up But none of them really captured what the HDA wanted to present Amantea offered to partner with the group, for no charge. ZGM assigned three marketing teams to the file. They quickly turned around a presentation with three different logos and branding concepts for the players in the HDA to choose from. The teams from ZGM came up with new apparel concepts with the HDA logo. They designed and built a website They took over the HDA social media accounts handled their media relations and started an online store — fulfilling all of the orders which began to fund the group’s initiatives the HDA intended to be a disruptive force in hockey It set out to drive a conversation and make it impossible to ignore They moved rapidly to formalize operations by bringing together an advisory board, led by Chris George, a senior wealth advisor and portfolio manager with Scotia Wealth Management who was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in 1995 a Los Angeles-based attorney who represents Kaepernick a firefighter who founded an inner-city youth hockey program in Flint and was the 2019 recipient of the NHL’s Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award Aliu and Kane recently addressed the BlackNorth Initiative Summit an event that involved more than 200 corporate leaders in Canada with the goal of committing their organizations to specific actions and targets focused on eradicating systemic racism was instrumental in helping the group create contacts and receive funding The HDA plans to announce several new corporate partnerships in the near future “We’ve obviously been lucky in the fact that people really care about this issue and want to be part of it and want to be on the right side of history,” Aliu says Interest in supporting the HDA’s cause has also come from unexpected places several actors from the film “Slap Shot” reached out asking how they can help connect with a demographic that the HDA wouldn’t normally reach — namely the HDA has received questions about its lack of representation of female and Indigenous hockey players And we’re working through it and we will be slowly building out a women’s team,” Aliu says adding that the HDA has also spoken with a number of current and former Indigenous players and coaches about joining the organization “We formed a group to eradicate racism in hockey “If we spread ourselves too thin before we get tangible things done I think you run into an issue of ‘are you tackling the right things at the right time?’” the HDA consulted with their board of advisors on a number of key commitments it wanted the NHL to make to combat racism and promote diversity “We worked diligently through it to try to identify weaknesses in the system and where changes need to happen,” says Aliu “The players and the advisory board collaborated to identify specific areas that need changing.” The requests are specific with the hope that they could influence how the NHL moved forward on issues of racism The HDA asked the NHL to increase the number of Black employees at all levels in the NHL  — and that it ensures it has a diverse supplier base The group also asked the league to commit to a measurable effort to ensure that the voices of Black players are heard by imposing a requirement that the HDA select at least 50 percent of the league’s executive inclusion committee The league was also asked to pledge to make anti-racism and unconscious bias training mandatory for all league employees before the start of next season impose a zero-tolerance policy with respect to racial discrimination and not support or partner with any organization that has engaged promoted or failed to respond to racist conduct.  On top of those requests the HDA pledge asks the NHL to provide it with the targets it commits to reaching and disclose its performance in an annual report the group asked the NHL to commit funding to HDA programs and initiatives Amantea’s firm came up with a concept to present to the league which would have the blue line painted black for a time and the HDA logo painted on the ice while the NHL resumed play in Edmonton and Toronto They also came up with a concept for “blackout” jerseys which he says they hope to bring to market soon The members of the HDA shared their vision with the NHL including commissioner Gary Bettman and Kim Davis the league’s executive VP of social impact They have yet to receive a formal response is not a progressive league,” Aliu says.  “They’re always last to the dance ‘let’s partner with these players that have been in our league and want to change our game for the better.’ “And they’re still hesitant about doing that.” said in an email that the league intends to keep its conversations with the HDA private between the two parties at this time Even though he achieved the dream, Aliu never felt welcome at hockey’s highest levels he watched as every player competing in the Western Conference bubble in the playoffs took their place beside members of the HDA demanding that the NHL postpone games in a call for action against anti-Black racism and more diversity within the sport When he sent out his tweets less than a year earlier it was impossible for him to have imagined that kind of support could exist in the NHL “I was a lone ranger in November,” Aliu says The united stand was led by the HDA following the action taken on Aug. 26 by player-led walkouts in the NBA, WNBA and other leagues following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin NHL games continued and the league and its players were criticized for taking too long to respond But that night, when the NBA halted play, NHL players from teams still inside the bubbles, like Kevin Shattenkirk, reached out to members of the HDA and expressed interest in taking action They asked them for guidance on what to do Dumba called Amantea and told him that the players had decided to not play Dumba wanted to know if it was possible to get HDA T-shirts to every player inside the Toronto and Edmonton bubbles They were able to drive them to Edmonton from Calgary but didn’t have any in Toronto Their supplier found a company in Toronto to screen print and deliver the T-shirts to Scotiabank Arena by 6:30 pm “They were en route before the story even broke,” Amantea says The HDA built off the widespread attention a couple of days later when it publicly released the pledge it had asked the NHL to agree to The group also delivered a presentation to all of the players in the Edmonton and Toronto bubbles on how they can be allies in the fight against racism and promote diversity in the sport On July 14, we asked the NHL to sign the #HDAPledge The following are the specific items we've asked for We hope to be in a position to announce an agreement in respect of the Pledge commitments before the end of the playoffs 1/10 #ISupportHDA | https://t.co/FSLS199HUh pic.twitter.com/jSP237cBJR — Hockey Diversity Alliance (@TheOfficialHDA) August 30, 2020 Later that week, the NHL announced a series of initiatives it plans to implement to fight racism and promote diversity in the game, including the creation of executive, player and fan committees to spearhead these efforts. The player inclusion committee will be co-chaired by P.K. Subban and Anson Carter.  The NHL also reasserted its plan to create a hotline that can be used to report unethical behaviour and misconduct It also promised to invest an unspecified amount of funding into growing “hockey at the youth level in communities of colour.” The league says it will also encourage its clubs to offer their arenas to local election officials during the upcoming U.S and committed to unconscious bias training for all employees the NHL pledged to work jointly with the group in the creation of a grassroots hockey program for marginalized kids in the Greater Toronto Area none of the HDA’s other specific requests were addressed in the announcement — although the NHL stated its commitment to “continuing the dialogue” with the group As the conference finals started in Edmonton Dumba was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to the community “Hopefully the NHL and the HDA can move forward and have this partnership where we can start breaking down the issues that lie deeply rooted in our game,” Dumba said It’s all part of this journey I’m committed to I’m going to be committed to this my whole life Dumba called for a continued focus on grassroots programs that support more diversity and inclusion in the game He also stressed the importance of empathy in thinking about the big picture of racism in society Dumba shared a story that HDA member Chris Stewart told him about his twin six-year-old sons was more likely to be shot by a police officer if they were to both get in trouble “There are so many things in this world that don’t make a lot of sense when you live inside of a bubble,” Dumba said you could relate to them and think about your own family.” the HDA says it intends to keep the pressure on long after this season is done The initiatives announced by the NHL are a step in the right direction But the outcomes remain to be seen — and the HDA is still requesting the league sign its pledge and commit to the specific requests it outlined The HDA will continue to be a critical voice outside of the NHL calling for change and new opportunities for Black Indigenous and people of colour at all levels of the game “I don’t think this is a moment,” Aliu says (Top photo: Dave Sandford / NHLI via Getty Images) Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here. 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Sign In Subscribe Now you’ve probably been waiting for the annual grape sale at the Star Grocery Wait no longer; Pasquale Amantea says the grapes are in The shop-owner of Star Grocery began stacking up an order of grapes on Tuesday for longtime customers such as Angelo Pellizzari reminiscing about the annual grape sale that has become something of an institution in the community The ongoing sale brings hundreds of pounds of Californian grapes into the waiting kitchens and caskets for connoisseurs and vintners of the Italian infused Gulch area Not only is Pellizarri a dedicated customer and friend of over 40 years he is as nostalgic and passionate about the sale as Amantea describes it His eyes softened after hearing Amantea discussing the next shipment of grapes due for arrival and remembered the countless hours he spent helping Amantea unload grape shipments “That was before they had machines,” Pellizarri added with a chuckle “Now they have forklifts and don’t need any help.” A chilled warehouse a few yards down from Star Grocery is filled to the brim with viticulture gadgets and supplies for the popular event Several glass carboys are propped up against the walls and boxes of Californian grapes are stacked up in the cooler in groups of 10 while several pails of juice are strategically placed on the opposite side of the overgrown refrigerator Although Amantea added that grape sales have steadily been declining largely due to the aging demographic he caters to many customers are opting to make wine from juice instead of grapes “It’s easier with juice because all you need are glass carboys and that’s it,” he said.  “When you make it from grapes the destemmer and the press—it takes up a lot of room but the end result is much better with grapes Amantea concludes that it’s an easy job to unload grape shipments now it only takes about an hour to complete (instead of five) Customers are required to place orders in advance and the grape (sales) will probably go on for another two weeks,” Amantea said “And after that we do more of the wine juices until mid-October or late-October and sometimes it even goes into November.” But when asked what his favourite part of wine season was “when it’s all over with and I can make my own wine and I’ve got time to relax and enjoy it.” Normally Star Grocery is only open from Tuesday until Saturday but during wine season it’s open during Sundays and Mondays too Call 250-364-1824 to place an order or stop in the Gulch at 328 Rossland Ave Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. 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You can read more about it here Own your city with Vancouver’s thrice-weekly scoop on the latest restaurant news Vancouver magazine has been your indispensable insider’s guide to the people events and (most importantly) the incredible restaurant scene that make this such a special place to live considered recommendations and insights to every page and digital content piece Whether we’re covering the coolest up-and-coming Vancouver fashion designers the hottest spots to hit on your long weekend Gulf Island getaway or wild and wonderful urban planning solutions we’re on a mission to prove this is So Fun City .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Joanne Berger DuMound/special to cleveland.com.View full sizeDAVE CORNELIUS/SPECIAL TO SUN NEWSFour of the five top-scoring students are FBI Outreach Specialist Colleen Brown and FBI Special Agent Joe Russ.Sixth-grader Dominic Amantea used to download material from free sites on the Internet The Ford Middle School student no longer uses his computer that way Amantea and other students in his grade learned that while computers are useful That knowledge earned the school the FBI Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge sixth-grade national championship for the month of October “The free Internet/software can use the information on your computer and find a credit card number or Social Security number without you even knowing — until you get your credit card bill,” Amantea said “I also learned that you should be careful what you put on social networking sites so that they can’t find out where you live The FBI visited the school Monday to congratulate the students during an award ceremony for its national award They received a trophy and the FBI also honored the five students who scored the highest marks in the competition The FBI developed and administers an Internet safety program with the assistance of Fischer School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University The free educational program delivers critical Internet safety information in a fun competitive format to students in grades 3 through 8 with a separate monthly challenge for each grade level when the sixth-grade Ford students posted the best score in the country among their peers to claim the coveted award The program covers such topics as protective passwords attended an informational meeting about the FBI’s program in 2008 She instituted the program within her students’ nine-week class She said students were surprised to learn that an “innocent” photo posted on a social network may include a house address in the background or that a person pictured wearing a school shirt could give clues as to where that person lives They also learned that something deleted is “It is so important for students to learn about Internet safety so they have a better awareness of danger signs know what to do if something happens while they are online and also how their own actions online can affect their future,” she said And I encourage them to have it be a positive one.” Our sixth-graders came in first place and our seventh-graders The top five scoring students were Amantea See more Berea news at cleveland.com/newssun. 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Street viewInterestedFestivalsThe Spicy Night19 - 21 Sep Jul 18 - 23 Aug other dates: Jul 19, 2025, Jul 20, 2025, Aug 21, 2025, Aug 22, 2025 and Aug 23, 2025 Last update: Jul 15, 2023 6:09 AMContent owned by the Calabria Region | Tourism and Commerce Department issued under CC-BY License Sign In Register On the concrete benches that run along the David Lam Park portion of the Vancouver seawall those who look closely will get a glimpse of the inner lives of the area's residents Red porcelain enamel tiles were embedded in the upper portion of the concrete back in 2005 for a public art piece by Canadian mixed-media artist Gisele Amantea, sponsored by Concord Pacific and gifted to the City of Vancouver Amantea is known for creating large-scale site-specific installations that play with the existing architecture In cooperation with locals, Amantea photographed the interior spaces of the apartments lofts and seniors' housing in the surrounding neighbourhood during the spring and summer of 2004 "These photographs were then arranged into a number of different sequences and appear as transparent halftone images layered on the red panels," she explains in a statement posted on the City of Vancouver's public art registry. "A total of 257 photographs appear in the work The details of the work are easy to miss - which is sort of the point "The work…was conceived to function both from a distance and in close proximity," says Amantea "When approaching the artwork from a distance -- such as the water or walking along the seawall -- the work appears as a thin red horizontal line in contrast to a predominantly vertical architectural environment In close proximity the viewer can see in a high degree of detail the various residences that compose the photographic aspect of the work." She continues on to say that the porcelain enamel material was intentionally chosen to refer to the tradition of ceramic benches and tile work which can be found in both exterior and interior public spaces The red also contrasts the predominantly glass This particular area of Yaletown eventually became home to another red public art piece, though a far more divisive one, 'The Proud Youth' by Chen Wenling which was recently removed. Ontario cyclist Jonathan Amantea spent the week between Dec 30 doing what he describes as: “the hardest biking challenge I’ve ever done.” Amantea took on the Rapha Festive 500 on his Norco Ithaqua fat bike riding it entirely on the snowy trails of Durham forest in Uxbridge Armed with 45 Nrth Dillinger 5 studded tires, on Dec. 25 Amantea set out on his first day of riding. “That was the hardest hundred 100km I’ve ever done,” he said, completing 100.69 km in 10 hours and 25 minutes. “That was the second hardest hundred 100km I’ve ever done,” he joked on day two of riding 100 km in the forest Though it was snowy, “it was too warm to ride in the forest,” he says. Day three he rode 108 km, and then 128 km on day four. He was left with only 63 km for his last day of the challenge climbed 5,097 m spent 42:52 hours riding in some very challenging winter conditions “I have been wanting to do this challenge for years,” he says “but I go to a mantra meditation retreat with my family the week before and after Christmas every year and was always unable to do it.” had mailed out a badge if you completed the challenge,” says Amantea Get the digital edition of Canadian Cycling Magazine Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page Financial Post contributor Mary Teresa Bitti revisits CBC’s previous week’s episode of Dragons’ Den She captures what the cameras didn’t and in the process provides a case study for readers zeroing in on what pitchers and dragons were thinking and what the challenges for the deal are going forward The pitch If Franco Amantea and Denis Normandin have their way Maple Water — sap from maple trees — will be the next coconut water Their goal is to turn Montreal-based Seva Maple Water into a global brand and grab a healthy piece of the tree water market Amantea said should reach $2 billion by 2025 Normandin hit on the idea during the maple syrup harvest in Quebec after he saw someone tap a maple tree and drink sap right from the tree who has a background in logistics and distribution liked the taste and quickly decided it was something everyone should be drinking The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox Research revealed maple sap has natural hydrating properties and has been used for generations among First Nations in Canada and in Korea. He then reached out to the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, which helped with research and development to produce Seva Maple Water and connected the entrepreneurs to producers and co-packers. A mutual friend told Vancouver-based Mr. Amantea, who owned a brand-management firm and a coconut water company, about Mr. Normandin and his Maple Water. “I remember getting a sample product and being wowed.” In 2012, the pair launched Seva Maple Water with Mr. Amantea as chief operating officer, focusing on sales and marketing, and Mr. Normandin holding the roles of president and CEO, focusing on operations. In its first 10 months of operation, the business landed shelf space with major retailers including Urban Fare and Whole Foods in California and recorded sales of $210,000. The entrepreneurs had forecast sales of $2 million by the end of 2014 — a target it did not reach. They accepted an offer from Jim Treliving, David Chilton and Arlene Dickinson for $300,000 in exchange for a 30% stake. Mr. Treliving and Mr. Chilton walked away from the deal during due diligence. The entrepreneurs are now waiting to hear if Ms. Dickinson will move forward with a deal. She was unavailable for comment for this article. Meanwhile the pair are actively looking for a strategic partner and have had discussions with investment groups. Since taping, Seva Maple Water has scored big in exporting and it is now available in 10 countries, including Australia, Britain, France and Korea. It has also relaunched its website, with a stronger focus on explaining the benefits of the product. Mr. Normandin and Mr. Amantea have been attending trade shows across Canada and the United States and will attend a food expo in Japan. Maple Water has received non-GMO and organic certifications. A dragon’s point of view David Chilton likes the product and the entrepreneurs and was keen on this deal. The due diligence process was stalled when the founders could not provide accounting statements in a timely fashion and the numbers they did provide did not match up, Mr. Chilton says. “It’s a competitive landscape and they face stiff competition from a U.S. player. That said, I was pleased with the limited market testing we did and they are really passionate about maple water. I love that. I’m disappointed I wasn’t able to move forward with a deal.” An expert’s opinion “It sounds like they have identified an interesting niche and definitely the health beverage market is growing but it is also highly competitive,” said John Cho, partner, KPMG Enterprise. “The key will be marketing. How do they get the word out and best tell their story? “As well, the supply side is a concern because of the short harvesting period and the product’s susceptibility to threats from Mother Nature. Are they able to manage through potential downturns in supply? It’s great that they have secured large customers, the product still has to sell and if it does they have to make sure there are no big disruptions in supply.” This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy This article was published more than 11 years ago Modernist houses have always paid attention to the outdoors It's a cliché for contemporary designers to talk about "bringing the outside in" with large windows and glass doors an idea that would have been familiar to Le Corbusier in the 1920s it's unusual to see designers and homeowners pay as much attention to what's going on outside the young architect Michael Amantea turned his attention to the yard He rebuilt the house's garage and backyard landscape into a sophisticated composition in cedar "It was a chance to do something small but very careful." came with the location: a grand Victorian house on a tight corner lot in south Rosedale had two goals: to control views from the street into their yard "while retaining views to the beautiful park-like quality of Rosedale," as Mr "And of course they needed somewhere to park their car without spoiling the quality of the place." Amantea made sense; he launched his own practice last year after a decade working for the architecture offices of Hariri Pontarini and Ian MacDonald The Pranjivans had already done a contemporary interior renovation but are leasing the house as they prepare to move out of the country for three years.) They wanted a contemporary design for the garage and yard there was a pool and a large silver maple tree with its driveway leading south to a side street but he's refined it with an architect's sensibility a fence wraps the side of the yard with horizontal slats of wood The slats continue right across the façade of the new garage where a wall of glass panels sits tight behind them protrudes over the fence to shelter part of the backyard The outside detailing of the fence and garage were controversial with the neighbours and with Toronto's heritage department who pushed for the garage to have a pitched roof in keeping with the Victorian design of the house Amantea and his clients – rightly – argued that this made no sense; for one thing there are flat-roofed 20th-century garages right across the street to the south (The street has an unusual quality; it has both garages and houses fronting on it.) "To me The garage is a frame for views and experiences of the garden." Amantea designed the garage as a flat-roofed structure The inside of the garage is detailed very elegantly in Douglas fir plywood with storage cabinets hanging out to the sides and (just) room for two cars Amantea argues that it's worth the trouble: This is where the owners come through most often the outer walls and even the roof of the garage help to attractively define the outdoor space between the Pranjivans' house and the neighbours' the garage does double duty as a visual extension of the yard which also has strategically placed lights around the fence Thick sandstone pavers line the poolside; the pool itself is lined with black porcelain tile picking up on the hue of the fence; and around the pool are panels of plantings The fence itself – built like the rest of the project by Coivit Contracting – is considered and built to a high degree of detail so that you can't clearly see in from the outside; it has custom-made gate hardware; and it follows a complex course concealing a storage shed for bins and two more sheds for pool equipment It's rare to have a talented architect or landscape architect devote so much energy to designing such things Some of the neighbours' yards feel cluttered and smaller than they are the valuable real estate is polished to its highest lustre All this reflects a certain specifically Torontonian tradition shows his influence here in the taut but expressive quality of these outdoor spaces (I count five different types and finishes of wood here.) But Mr on the design of an exquisitely detailed poolhouse north of Toronto He is now at work on a number of larger projects but the Pranjivans' yard shows his facility with fine details Amantea also contributed to the landscape design That corner yard is now wrapped by a tightly trimmed low hedge and a garden with rectangular plantings of a few grasses plus some precisely cut slabs of concrete to form a walkway because it is low and almost entirely green rests quietly on the leafy Rosedale street the yard was a favourite of neighbourhood dogs; now Amantea puts it – "offering something to the neighbourhood." 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions Young family's beautifully designed outdoor space evokes both the drama of elemental nature and the coziness of a tidy room This article was published more than 7 years ago Daniel and Stephanie Artenosi finished construction on their dream house a stately red-brick abode modelled on the heritage homes in their King City neighbourhood The backyard was considerably less ordered Its most distinctive feature: a natural slope at the back offering expansive views onto the neighbour's bungalow floodlights from the adjacent property would illuminate the Artenosis' living room principal of Toronto-based Amantea Architects to bring elegance and order to the yard – and to make it transcend its surroundings wanted dining and swimming amenities but not what Ms calls "your typical cabana." (Think: lagoon-shaped pool unremarkable stone sheds and a shower next to a tree.) They love cooking and entertaining Artenosi attributes to their Italian heritage a backyard wouldn't be a backyard unless you could roast marshmallows and bake wood-fired pizzas in it It is a backyard in which Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Neil Young would both feel at ease and you'll find surprising touches: subject rhymes and repeating motifs Artenosi estimates that the family spent $400,000 on the project although the bill could have been $100,000 higher had he not installed himself as the general contractor – a terrible idea in theory although one that paid off handsomely in this case Most clients who GC their own builds will find themselves overwhelmed and exhausted; what they save in money they'll lose in sanity is the rare person who can pull this stunt off He likes learning by doing and has a higher-than-average tolerance for logistical minutiae and manual labour he spent nights sourcing materials online and days laying rebar or hauling stone "Even though I didn't know what I needed to do," says Mr I reached out to people I could trust and followed their advice to the letter." he oversaw construction on the outdoor kitchen a concrete L-shaped form which brackets the southwest corner of the yard the part closest to the house – has prep space The western flank includes a herb garden and a three-metre-long firepit clad on the interior with refractory brick Artenosi's dual-chamber pizza oven sits at the hinge the concrete structure demarcates the dining space and offers fireside seating overlapping planes and thin reveals; when completed it set the standard for the rest of the project "Anybody who showed up – the landscaper or the guys who built the dining table – could see that this was not just a simple exterior job," says Mr Nobody left a coffee cup on top of the concrete." The rest of the build was equally well-executed from the glassy zero-edge swimming pool to the Eramosa limestone patio which slopes at a near-invisible gradient to allow runoff there's a suite of buildings – storage facility change room and mechanical shed – resting 20 centimetres above grade on an Ipe deck The design responds to obvious constraints The pavilion runs along the northern edge of the property against a row of Norway spruce trees and just before the dip in the landscape although the deck folds around one and another grows from inside the change room.) The height aligns with the roofline of the neighbour's house enabling privacy and a sense of containment each placed deliberately so as not to interfere with the below-ground root system the exterior walls are arranged in Douglas-fir slats which run vertically on the west side and horizontally on the east slats are perfect accents: They're elegant As regulations around wood construction become less restrictive Canadian architects are building large-scale slatted beauties from the new Passive House Factory in Pemberton to the Audain Art Museum in nearby Whistler.) The slatted linear motif appears elsewhere in the yard including in the trellis above the custom dining table and in the lawn stones which are arranged in a striped pattern reminiscent of a crosswalk the result of a disciplined architectural program and a conceptually simple palette: fire The site evokes the drama of elemental nature and the sense of domestic well-being afforded by a tidy room Outdoor spaces are difficult to light: Bollards are industrial and cold Amantea set narrow LED bands into the slats on the overhead trellis He placed ambient up lights and down lights inside the pavilion transforming each shed into a massive beacon when the wood has run out and the guests have left \nOutdoor space created in King City by architect Michael Amantea.\n \nThe space makes use of plenty of natural materials.\n \nThe homeowners enjoying the yard and pool.\n \nThe exterior walls are arranged in Douglas-fir slats.\n \nLED lights in the trellis illuminate the dining area.\n Tuesday was back to school for thousands of students across the GTA and it was also the start of Toronto Police’s 10-day safety campaign where officers including 23 Division’s Anthony Amantea and Michael Burke seen here near Humberwood Downs JM Academy will be out enforcing the rules of the road and the information within may be out of date Toronto police are encouraging motorists to get back to traffic safety basics as school reopens “Drivers need to change their summer mindsets,” Toronto police Sgt “Be aware there are a lot of children out there and new ones going to school for the first time.” The Toronto-wide zero-tolerance campaign urges adults to demonstrate traffic safety to children and students by obeying the rules of the road additional officers will supplement traffic officers doing enforcement around school zones from Sept 18 during the Getting Them Back to School Safely is Everyone’s Responsibility campaign Officers stopped vehicles Tuesday morning at Humberwood Downs Junior Middle Academy as parents dropped off their children for the first day of classes not stopping for a school bus and not wearing a seat belt are the most common traffic violations - Passing a school bus ($400 fine; six points); - Failing to stop at a stop sign ($110; three points); - Failing to wear a seat belt ($110; two points) from residents living in a communities about driving around school zones,” Sutton said we’re really trying to drive the (traffic safety) point home and get more cooperation from the community to drive down complaints.”